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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1959

Page

5

Ottawa draws and loans and court notes brief

The Ottawa recreational program offers drawing and painting classes Fridays in the arts and crafts room. Georgia Day pleads guilty to grand larceny. sentencing deferred to July 15 after a theft of a $52 gold cross. An Alvy McCain cited for no valid license. appears July 11. Ottawa Savings and Loan anticipates 4 percent dividend for second half 1959. A divorce granted to Helen P. Gage from James C. Gage. A one car accident near Prince ton causes major damage. 4-H Home Improvement winners announced. Community Theaters Inc plans fall play with KU drama staff in Lawrence.

Ottawa Orlis Cox Georgia L. Day Kincaid Ottawa Savings and Loan Alvy K. McCain Trenton South Main Community Theaters Inc Lawrence K.U. Dramatics

Cited After 2-Car Crash Cited After 2-Car Crash

A three car collision on North Main led to the arrest of Leo E. McFaddin 28 of 1112 N Main on following too close. Thomas F. Sturgeon 45 of Paola stopped to turn left while John L. Robison 28 of Williamsburg waited behind. Robison rear ended Sturgeon, McFaddin rear ended Robison causing major damage to Sturgeon and total loss to Robison while McFaddin sustained minor damage.

North Main Leo E. McFaddin N. Main Thomas F. Sturgeon Paola Main John L. Robison Williamsburg McFaddin Robison

Deaths Eli Roy Heckman 76 Richmond farmer dies

Eli Roy Heckman 76 retired Richmond area farmer died at Ran som Memorial Hospital at 1 30 a m He born June 24 1883 in Tally Creek Douglas County youngest of David and Ellen Livingston Heckman He married Anna Edwards December 24 1906 in Richmond She died November 16 1943 He lived near Richmond most of life moved to 215 E Logan two years ago In ill health three years and seriously ill weeks He was a Methodist Church member Surviving are two sons Perry Ottawa and Robert Alamosa Colo One daughter Mrs Robert Hogle Wichita five grandchildren and one brother Homer Princeton

Eli Roy Heckman Richmond Ransom Memorial Hospital Tally Creek Douglas County David Ellen (Livingston) Heckman Anna Edwards Heckiman E. Logan Methodist Church Perry Ottawa Robert Alamosa Colo Robert Hogle Wichita Homer Princeton

Mildred Beatty Rites Planned in Kansas City

Mrs. Mildred Beatty aged 62 died last night at 10 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Born April 4, 1897 in Iowa, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Hillman. Survived by husband Estus Beatty, one son George Rush of Kansas City Kansas, three daughters Lucy Babka Opal Chappell and Pearl Reynolds of Kansas City Kansas, a brother Harvey Hillman of Tecumseh Nebraska. Services Saturday at 10 a.m. in Daniel Brothers Chapel Kansas City Kansas, with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery Kansas City Kansas.

Mildred Beatty Estus Beatty N. Oak Ransom Memorial Hospital Iowa Benjamin and Mary (Bright) Hillman Beatty George Rush Kansas City Kas Lukie Babka Opal Chappell Pearl Reynolds Harvey Hillman Tecumseh Neb Daniel Brothers

Mrs Edna Kersten dies after six year illness in Oklahoma

Mrs Edna Kersten aged 59 of Vassar Oklahoma died yesterday after a six year ailment. Born April 13 1900 in Clatonia Nebraska she married Walter Kersten in 1922 at Vassar who died in 1944. Surviving are daughter Mrs Lawrence Wigger Bartlesville Oklahoma a grandchild two brothers Alvin and Hubbard Teiman of Vassar and two sisters Mrs Richard Bauck and Mrs Walter Evans of Vassar. Services set for tomorrow at 2 pm at Zion Lutheran Church Vassar with burial in Mt Zion Cemetery.

Edna Kersten Vassar Dewey Okla Clatonia Neb Walter Kersten Lawrence Wigger Bartlesville Alvin Teiman Hubbard Teiman Richard Bauck

Chester Earl Bartlett Dies At Home At 64

Chester Earl Bartlett aged 64 of 736 Cypress died at his home at 12 10 a m He had been in poor health for some time according to relatives Memorial arrangements were incomplete at this time and will be announced by the family.

Chester Earl Bartlett Cypress Trinity Methodist Church Hilmer C. Cooper Cooper

Longtime Ottawa resident Bartlett dies after illness

Aged 71, stonemason and cement worker Elijah Bartlett died after a year of failing health. Born August 24, 1894 in Council Grove, he lived in Ottawa 38 years and was a member of Bethany Chapel Baptist Church and Corinthian Lodge No. 12. Survived by widow Opal, two daughters Rosalee Boston and Jean Bartlett, three sons Billie Evanston IL Earle Jr Ottawa Virgil Santa Fe NM, 18 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and sisters Matilda Day and Carrie Moore in Alberta, Canada. Funeral arrangements pending.

Ottawa Council Grove Elijah Emily Gupton) Bartlett Emma Smith King Opal Clayborn Kansas City Bethany Chapel Baptist Church Corinthian Masonic Lodge No Rosalee Boston Jean Bartlett Billie Evanston Ill Earle Jr Virgil Santa Fe N. M Matilda Day Carrie Moore Alberta Canada

Local Market Prices and Poultry Notes

Market listings show bean prices at 1.95 with corn at 1.08 shelled oats at 60 and Milo around 1.80. Butterfat 0.53, eggs white run 0.17 with graded eggs at 0.25 down to 0.17, heavy hens 0.06, light hens 0.04, and cocks listed.

Grain Market Woes Move Wheat Prices Higher in KC

Kansas City AP reports grain trading with Wheat up to 1% and varied quotes across grades. No 2 hard and dark hard listed at around 1.8, No 3 near 1.86, Corn prices mix with No 2 white 1.22 to 1.26, No 3 1.20 to 1.35, Oats steady, Milo 2.10 to 2.16, Soybeans around 2.08 to 2.14, and Bran near 29.00. Wheat futures edge lower by fractional amounts with mixed levels across months.

Kansas City Shorts Oren High Low Close Toy Dee Lfuly INGO Senesenes

KC Livestock Prices Kansas City AP Report

KC livestock rundown: cattle 500 head, calves 190, markets sparse for test. cows steady with utilities 17 to 19 dollars, canners and cutters 16 to 78 dollars. Hogs 3,000 head, steady to 25 lower. barrows and gilts 15 to 72 dollars, 240 to 270 lb pigs 14.75 to 15.00, sows 10 to 12 dollars, mixed lots 14.50 to 15.00. Sheep 5 percent, meater supply active and steady. spring slaughter lambs 20.59 to 22.00, utility to food 18 to 20.50, ewes 4 to 6 dollars.

Kansas City

Russian three room apartment on display in New York exhibit

The three room Soviet apartment at the New York aviet Exhibition of Science Technology and Culture in the Coliseum is furnished in a rural American style from 25 years ago. It includes a high bathtub with notable shower equipment and a kitchen set for newlyweds with a pullman style layout.

New York

Danish Pleasure Boat Disaster Kills Over Fifty

In Haderslev Denmark the 45 foot Damende exploded and burned after being overloaded beyond a reduced capacity. Officials say 53 are dead and many others were injured while police report more than 90 aboard. Rescue efforts continue as investigators examine a makeshift gasoline hookup and panic on the lake.

Haderslev Denmark Danish Shipping Inspection Board Damende Park Lake

U.S. Plans to Abandon Bases in Eastern France

The United States will mothball three air bases in eastern France as France will not allow storage of atomic weapons without French control. About 6,000 airmen and 1,500 local workers face departure, with 200 fighter-bombers bound for Britain and West Germany. Bases faced crack runways, poor housing, and delays since Korea.

Nancy France United States U.S Britain West Germany

Pickering To Lead Tour For United Nations Pilgrimage

W L Pickering of 535 Willow will lead the 10th annual United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth tour sponsored by 1.0.0.F. with Florence McCarthy and Clara Bemis as assistants. Sixty six youths from across the state will join about 600 young people nationwide and from Canada and Hawaii on a bus tour including Washington D C Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Niagara Falls with six days in the U N building in New York and a Lake Michigan boat trip. Senator Frank Carlson will escort the group in Washington.

W. L. Pickering Willow Kansas United Nations Florence McCarthy Larned Clara Bemis Oakley Canada Hawaii C.F Rebekah Washington D.C Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston Niagra Falls Ontario U. N Lake Michigan Washington D. C Capitol Frank Carlson

Desegregation Plan Ordered for Atlanta Schools

Federal Judge Frank Hooper ordered the Atlanta Board of Education to file a desegregation plan by December 1. The plan must start prompt desegregation and establish a systematic method to achieve it with all deliberate speed, prohibiting racial segregation in school operations. A hearing will follow the plan filing as the court retains jurisdiction for further relief if needed.

Atlanta Frank Hooper Atlanta Board of Education

$33 Million Spent So Far On Roads

TOPEKA AP Contracts on Kansas highway projects for the first half of 1959 totaled $33,552,207. Maurice Martin, state highway director, said the figures include $29,421,462 on state highways and $4,130,745 in county secondary projects. New construction on state highways covered 476 miles and maintenance resurfacing 1,647 miles. In addition contracts for 90 bridges were approved on new state highway projects at a cost of $5,960,119. County secondary improvements covered 363 miles and 47 new bridges were approved.

Topeka Kansas Maurice Martin

Illinois Puts Clamp On New Public Works

Governor Stratton announced a postponement of all new public works in Illinois through at least Jan 1. The freeze halts university and state projects including a museum, prison, and mental hospital while highway construction remains funded from gas tax. Budget and revenue concerns drive the pause. 80 million dollars in appropriations are affected within a 2.44 billion dollar budget.

Springfield Ill William G. Stratton University of Illinois Southern Illinois University Teachers Universities Illinois Stratton

Man hurls makeshift bomb into Corpus Christi bar

In Corpus Christi a man described as angry at the world tossed a bottle of flaming gasoline into a bar. Two people suffered minor injuries as the bar and floor were scorched. Irvin Warren Stieckels, 35, of Higginsville Missouri, admitted throwing the device to police.

Corpus Christi Tex Irvin Warren Stieckels Higginsville

Mounties Seize Big Heroin Cache

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced a seizure valued at about eight million dollars of heroin. Two men, Giuseppe Cotroni and Rene Robert, were arrested on charges of conspiracy possession and trafficking in narcotics after the nighttime raid at a Pointe aux Trembles motel near Montreal.

Montreal Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pointe Aux Trembles Giuseppe Cotroni Rene Robert

Hospital Notes List of Admits and Discharges in City

Admitted Betty Van Wie of Richmond and Lulu Hoover of 623 N Cedar along with Ralph Mundy of 121 N Hickory and Sherman Spears of 424 N Hickory and Ralph Hohner of 1429 Willow today. Dismissed Betty Nokes of Princeton and Frank Wise of 928 Cypress andCharles Hull of RFD 13 and Rev Thomas Ingle of 206 Blackhawk and W A Elliott of 721 Mulberry and W C Baker of Lane today.

Betty van Wie Richmond Lulu Hoover N. Cedar Ralph Mundy Hickory Frank B. Wise Cypress Sherman Spears Ralph Hohner Willow Ben Nokes Princeton Frank Wise Charles Hull RFD Thomas Ingle Blackhawk W. A. Elliott Mulberry W. C. Baker Lane

Notice Of Divorce Petition In Franklin County Kansas

The State of Kansas to Raymond B. Sherman and all concerned. A petition for divorce and name change has been filed in Franklin County District Court by Helen P. Sherman. You must plead by August 24, 1989, in Ottawa Kansas. Attorney for Plaintiff: Wayne Allphin Jr. Lawrence Kansas.

Franklin County Kansas Helen P. Sherman Raymond B. Sherman State of Kansas District Court Kacshs Helen P. &Kerman Costa Court House Ottawa

Notice of Final Settlement Hearing in Crocker Estate

The State of Kansas notifies all persons concerned that Bertha M. Collins as administrator of the estate of J. T. Crocker filed a petition for final settlement. Defenses must be written and filed by July 31, 1859, at ten in the morning in Ottawa, Kansas. If not answered, judgment will be entered. BERTHA M. COLLINS, Administrator.

State of Kansas Bertha M. Collins J. T. Crocker Ottawa Bertham. Collins

Personal ad fragment from Ottawa listing contact box

A partial personal notice reads Alcoholics Anonymous with a Write Box 281 address and CH 2 4120 phone number in Ottawa Kansas, plus the number 17 indicating a tag or entry.

Ottawa Kansas Extine Engine Works Box Salina

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